Columbia scores big in two national rankings on livable cities
Columbia, Md., has made headlines twice in just a few weeks — and for good reason.
The fairly new locale in terms of American history...
New J Life program aims to foster direct, creative family interactions under arts umbrella
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is always looking for new ways to engage the Baltimore area’s Jewish population. With the launch of...
The ancient Jewish practice of ‘hakhel,’ an every-seven-years’ gathering, gets a 21st-century revival
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
Every seven years in ancient times, Jewish men, women and children would gather at the Temple on the first day of...
Israeli-American pitcher Dean Kremer on Orioles’ strong season, Team Israel in off-season
Howard Blas | Special to the JT
Dean Kremer recently completed his best season ever with the Baltimore Orioles—and the Jewish star-wearing pitcher can tell...
Baltimore steps up to offer hurricane relief rescue and aid to battered Southwest Florida
Faygie Holt | Special to the JT
Though separated by more than 1,000 miles, Baltimore’s Jewish community has embraced those in Southwest Florida who have...
A world in an etrog
Consider the etrog.
A citrus fruit with a lemony floral scent, it is one of the “Four Species of Sukkot,” taken in hand and shaken...
Parents and grandparents pull up a chair next to the kids at Kol HaLev
Sunday school is no longer just for youngsters at Kol HaLev, a Baltimore-area Reconstructionist synagogue.
Through its new “Making It Real” program, parents will be...
Working to address the mental-health crisis among children and teenagers
Though many consider the COVID-19 pandemic to be over, the effects it has had on young people’s mental health are not so easily dealt...
Why does breast cancer strike African-American women harder? Start with social inequality
Ellen Braunstein | Special to JT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the United States, an African-American woman is about 40% more likely to...
Fish and fall fruits to break the Yom Kippur fast
It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set out by the...
